Davor Marcos

Davor Marcos was President of Guatemala from 10 November 1950, succeeding Juan Jose Arevalo.

Biography
Davor Marcos was a member of the Socialist Party of Guatemala, and on 10 November 1950 he was elected President of Guatemala at the head of a democratic socialist government. India and the Eastern Bloc supported his rise to power, and on 1 December 1950 he nationalized the foreign industrial holdings of the United States in Guatemala.